2013–14 Qatar Stars League

The 2013–14 Qatari League, also known as Qatari Stars League was the 41st edition of top level football championship in Qatar. The season was started on 1 September 2013 and was finished on 11 April 2014. Al-Sadd were the defending champions. Lekhwiya won its third league title with 53 points.

Qatar Stars League
Season2013–14
ChampionsLekhwiya
3rd title
RelegatedAl Mu'aidar
Al Rayyan
AFC Champions LeagueLekhwiya
El Jaish
Al-Sadd
Matches played182
Goals scored553 (3.04 per match)
Top goalscorerDioko Kaluyituka (22 goals)

League expansion

At the end of the previous it was announced that the 2013–14 season would feature 14 teams. The decision to increase the numbers of teams means Al Sailiya – who finished bottom of the league – will avoid relegation. Meanwhile, Muaither – who lost to Al Arabi in the play-offs – will join as the 14th team. The Second Division and the reserve league will also merge to create a stronger second tier.[1] On the 6 October 2013 it was announced that the second tier would be known as the QatarGas League due to sponsorship reasons.[2]

Teams

Al Ahli were promoted as champions from the 2nd Division. They were joined by Al-Mu'aidar who came in second place and failed to win the end of season playoff against Al-Arabi but secured promotion due to the league expansion

Stadia and locations
Doha
Umm Salal
Al Rayyan
Al Khor
Locations of teams in the 2013–14 Qatari League
Club City/Town Stadium Capacity
Al Ahli Doha Al-Ahly Stadium 20,000
Al-Arabi Doha Grand Hamad Stadium [3] 13,000
Al-Gharrafa Al Gharafa Al-Gharafa Stadium 22,000
Al Kharitiyath Al-Rayyan Al-Khawr Stadium 13,000
Al-Khor Al Khor Al-Khawr Stadium 13,000
Al-Muaither Doha Khalifa International Stadium 50,000
Al-Rayyan Al Rayyan Ahmed bin Ali Stadium 22,000
Al-Sadd Doha Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium 18,000
Al-Sailiya Doha Ahmed bin Ali Stadium 1 22,000
Al-Wakrah Al Wakrah Al-Wakrah Stadium 12,000
El Jaish Doha Qatar SC Stadium 13,000
Lekhwiya Doha Lekhwiya Sports Stadium 15,000
Qatar SC Doha Qatar SC Stadium 13,000
Umm-Salal Umm Salal Grand Hamad Stadium 13,000

1 Al Sailiya do not have a stadium of their own so will share with Al Rayyan.[4]

Personnel and kits

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Team Manager Captain Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
Al Ahli Milan Máčala
Al-Arabi Paulo César Carpegiani
Al-Gharafa Diego Aguirre
Al Kharitiyath Bertrand Marchand
Al-Khor László Bölöni [5]
Al-Muaither Ladislas Lozano
Al-Rayyan Manolo Jiménez
Al-Sadd Hussein Amotta
Al-Sailiya Sami Trabelsi
Al-Wakrah Adnan Dirjal
El Jaish Nabil Maloul
Lekhwiya Eric Gerets
Qatar SC Sebastião Lazaroni
Umm-Salal Bülent Uygun

Managerial changes
Team Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming manager Date of appointment
Al Kharitiyath Bernard Simondi [6] Contract not renewed 23 May 2013 Bertrand Marchand [7] 26 May 2013
Al Sailiya Abdullah Mubarak Resigned [8] 8 June 2013 Sami Trabelsi [9] 8 June 2013
Al Arabi Abdelaziz Bennij Contract not renewed 8 June 2013 Uli Stielike [10] 8 June 2013
Al Wakrah Mehmed Baždarević Contract not renewed 20 June 2013 Adnan Dirjal [11] 20 June 2013
Umm Salal Alain Perrin Sacked 30 September 2013 Gérard Gili [12] 30 September 2013
Al Rayyan Diego Aguirre Sacked 30 October 2013 Manolo Jiménez [13] 6 November 2013
Umm Salal Gérard Gili Sacked 14 December 2013 Bülent Uygun [14] 14 December 2013
El Jaish Răzvan Lucescu Sacked 16 January 2014 Nabil Maloul [15] 21 January 2014
Al Arabi Uli Stielike Sacked [16] 28 January 2014 Paulo César Carpegiani 18 February 2014
Al-Gharafa Zico Mutual Consent [17] 29 January 2014 Diego Aguirre 6 February 2014
Al Wakrah Adnan Dirjal Resigned [18] 12 March 2014 Maher Kanzari 1 June 2014

Foreign players

The number of foreign players is restricted to seven (including an Asian player) per team, with no more than five on pitch during matches.

Club Player 1 Player 2 Player 3 Player 4 Player 5 Player 6 Asian Player
Al Ahli Abdullah Omar Alain Dioko Mulota Kabangu John Benson Ró-Ró Semih Aksoy Mojtaba Jabbari
Al-Arabi Karim Ziani Wanderley Bruno Rangel Thamer Jamal Mohammed Muddather Orestes Júnior
Al-Gharrafa Lisandro López Nenê Lassina Diaby Yousief Ramadan Miku Mark Bresciano
Al Kharitiyath Jaycee John Domingos Yahia Kébé Assie Koua Vivien Youssef Kaddioui Mohammed Salam Naief Al Enezi
Al-Khor Júlio César William Madson Salam Shaker Baba Djibril Farri Agri Ali Hasan Kamal
Al-Muaither Jhasmani Campos Johnson Kendrick Rodrigo da Costa Sahilou Ndiaye
Al-Rayyan Lucho González Nathan Otávio Babou Sidiki Barro Yakubu Kalu Uche
Al-Sadd Nadir Belhadj Rodrigo Tabata Hamza Sanhaji Raúl Lee Jung-soo
Al-Sailiya Marcelo Tavares Marcelo Camacho Moumouni Dagano Yves Diba Ilunga Grégory Gomis Omar Ibrahim Faouzi Aaish
Al-Wakrah Sebastián Sáez Michel Souza Pejhman Khoubiari Mohannad Darjal Said Boutahar Hassan Edriss Dicko Ali Rehema
El Jaish Nilmar Anderson Martins Wagner Ribeiro Ivanildo Rodrigues Jires Kembo Ekoko Mohammad Mothnani Go Seul-ki
Lekhwiya Madjid Bougherra Ahmad Ali Hatimi Tresor Kangambu Amine Lecomte Vladimír Weiss Youssef Msakni Nam Tae-hee
Qatar SC Douglao Adriano Marcinho Mostafa Mido Han Kook-young
Umm-Salal Cabore Victor Simões Khalid Jaberti Jawad Ahnash Otmane El Assas Rashid Mohammed Pejman Montazeri

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Lekhwiya (C) 26 16 5 5 55 30 +25 53 2015 AFC Champions League Group stage
2 El Jaish 26 14 6 6 39 27 +12 48 2015 AFC Champions League 2nd qualifying round
3 Al Sadd 26 13 8 5 54 30 +24 47
4 Al Sailiya 26 11 9 6 45 37 +8 42
5 Al-Arabi 26 11 6 9 41 41 0 39 2015 GCC Champions League Group Stage
6 Al Ahli 26 9 7 10 48 50 −2 34
7 Umm Salal 26 9 7 10 34 36 −2 34
8 Al-Wakrah 26 8 8 10 41 40 +1 32
9 Al-Gharafa 26 8 8 10 40 41 −1 32
10 Qatar SC 26 8 7 11 34 40 −6 31
11 Al-Khor 26 5 15 6 29 30 −1 30
12 Al Kharaitiyat 26 7 8 11 31 34 −3 29
13 Al Rayyan (R) 26 7 8 11 34 40 −6 29
2015 GCC Champions League Group Stage
Relegation to the 2014–15 Qatari 2nd Division
14 Al Mu'aidar (R) 26 4 2 20 28 69 −41 14 Relegation to the 2014–15 Qatari 2nd Division
Updated to match(es) played on 11 April 2014. Source: RSSSF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion; (R) Relegated.

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